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Police Unity Tour honors fallen Harford County deputies

A group of law enforcement officers in the middle of a four-day, 280-mile bike ride from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., made a special stop Wednesday in Harford County. The officers, a combination of men and women who were both active and retired, are on a unity tour in honor of those killed in the line of duty.

A group of law enforcement officers in the middle of a four-day, 280-mile bike ride from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., made a special stop Wednesday in Harford County. The officers, a combination of men and women who were both active and retired, are on a unity tour in honor of those killed in the line of duty.

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Updated: 6:07 PM EDT May 11, 2016

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WEBVTT SHOWS US THAT DOZENS HELD A CEREMONY TO REMEMBER TO FOLLOW DEPUTIES. -- TWO FALLEN DEPUTIES. >> THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR-DAY, 280 MILE RUN FROM PHILADELPHIA TO D.C.. THE POLICE UNITY TOUR IS A RIDE TO REMEMBE LONG PORTION OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. A CEREMONY TO HONOR TWO DEPUTIES KILLED IN FEBRUARY WHERE THE PAIN IS STILL RAW. >> THREE MONTHS LATER, I STILL PICK, CONDESCEND -- PICK UP MY PHONE TO SEND HIM A TEXT. I EXPECT TO SEE HIM HOME AND I KNOW IT IS NOT POSSIBLE. >> IT IS THE NOT FORGETTING THAT THE POLICE UNITY TOUR IS ALL ABOUT. ON THE BACK OF EACH BYTE IS A PICTURE OF A FALLEN OFFICER. HE WAS IN REAL ESTATE -- MARYLAND STATE POLICE OFFICER WRITING FOR SEVERAL DEPUTIES. >> I FELT A NEED TO RECOGNIZE THEM. WEAR THEM TO REMIN US THAT THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE RIDING FOR. >> MEMBERS OF THIS MARYLAND AND DELIVER CHAPTER WILL MEET UP WITH CLOSE TO 2000 COMRADES AT THE LINE FOR THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL. WE DO THIS FOR OUR OFFICERS AND THEM TO RECOVER. WE WANT U.S. SURVIVORS TO KNOW THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET. >> THIS GROUP WILL HEAD TO COLUMBIA FOR THEY WILL SPEND THE NIGHT BEFORE LEAVING TOMORROW FOR THE FINAL LEG TO WASHINGTON

Police Unity Tour honors fallen Harford County deputies

A group of law enforcement officers in the middle of a four-day, 280-mile bike ride from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., made a special stop Wednesday in Harford County. The officers, a combination of men and women who were both active and retired, are on a unity tour in honor of those killed in the line of duty.